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    Why choose an english career path?: type of motivation of three freshmen students of an english teaching program at a chilean private university
    (Universidad Andrés Bello, 2017) Bravo Bustillos, Renato; González Campos, Matías; González Vargas, Claudio; Sepúlveda Moya, Sebastián; Bascuñán Quezada, Daniela Paz; Facultad de Educación
    As English has been the language used to communicate worldwide and has had an impact on the educational system and the working life, the aim of this study is to discover how elements such as type of school and agents influence students’ motivation to enter an English teaching program. This study has a qualitative approach and its research design is life stories. This research focused on freshmen students’ thoughts and experiences, which were collected through semi-structured interviews containing questions that address the participants’ past, present, and future experiences. Freshmen students were chosen for this research since they could provide us with the opportunity to comprehend the elements that influenced their decisions to choose the program. Finally, the data were analyzed by the four researchers individually and the product was discussed collectively so that the study was reliable enough. The results showed that the most predominant types of motivations were intrinsic and altruistic. Furthermore, it was discovered that the type of school they attended influenced the development of these motivations in different degrees.